N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, former Chief Minister, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court for a direction that the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, is unconstitutional. He claimed that the law “violated the basic structure of the Constitution, having been enacted without following the due procedure of law.”

A Bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam and Justices Ranjan Gogoi and N.V. Ramana posted the writ petition for hearing on Friday on a mention from counsel A.D.N. Rao seeking urgent listing. A Bench headed by Justice H.L. Dattu will hear a batch of petitions challenging the Act.

“The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and Seemandhra is in breach of federalism, one of the basic features of the Constitution as held in the Keshavananda [Bharati] and S.R. Bommai judgments. The bifurcation is politically motivated,” said the petitioners — Mr. Reddy and two former Ministers of his Cabinet, Pithani Satyanarayana and Sake Sailajanath. The petitioners said the Act was cleared in the Lok Sabha in just 23 minutes. “ What transpired in the House “is not known to anybody as the proceedings were not telecast as a blackout was declared on the ground of technical reasons.”

Even in the Rajya Sabha, the Act was passed on February 20 without carrying out the amendments suggested by MPs.

They also questioned the validity of the Act as it does not contain the Statement of Objects and Reasons that indicate the intention behind a piece of legislation and the Financial Memorandum that gives an estimate of recurring and non-recurring expenditure involved.

Sub: Cesarean birth of Telangana State.
Despite Andhra Pradesh State Assembly's rejection of the draft Bill to bifurcate the State, the Center bulldozed it in the Parliament in a manner shameful to any functioning democracy. TV cameras in the Parliament were switched off and the bill comprising of thousands of pages was passed in just under 23 minutes, amidst chaos depriving a full debate on such an important issue. It was a painful Cesarean birth for Telangana, the 29th State of India. It is a sad day in the history of Telugu speaking people who could not live together as a joint family. The Tamilians,have indeed, the last laugh!

Majority of the people in the State did not want bi-furcation of Andhra Pradesh. Telengana State was formed for political reasons, not economic. If it were economic, a special economic package for Telengana would have obviated the need for bi-furcation. Now,the only hope to prevent bi-furcation of the State, is the Supreme court.

from:
Krishna Vavilala

Posted on: Mar 7, 2014 at 04:28 IST

Supreme court cannot give stay order against separate Telangana state formation as per constitution of India. If Supreme court intervenes now ..it will open pandora box of opposition now to so many states that were formed after the Independence of India in the year 1947. Mr.Kiran Kumar Reddy is trying to gain popularity by going to Supreme court in the case of Telangana state ..so that He and His new political party can win elections in separate state of seema andhra.

from:
kvenkataramam

Posted on: Mar 6, 2014 at 21:27 IST

Let us hope that the apex court would find Telangana Bill unconstitutional. It is no longer a bill; it has become an Act having been passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The very root that made it possible for the union government to introduce the bill amidst huge protests and rejection by the state assembly must be contested. The Article 3 which gives unfettered powers to the government should be contested. Let us see what happens.

from:
C. Ramesh Kumar

Posted on: Mar 6, 2014 at 15:51 IST

Our political parties are not worried for development. They are worried only for their vote bank. Telangana is the result of it. Matters are made in high volume by political parties. It is bad practice for United India.

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